acetylene lamp

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Eventually, Congress came to realize that something must be done, and a temporary first lighthouse was built in 1912, an unmanned acetylene lamp.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

A donkey, ambling gently along the road, suddenly made for the opposite side, dragging his fruit-laden cart after him, and smashed our big acetylene lamp into a brass pancake before Mr. Barrymore could stop.

From My Friend the Chauffeur by Lowenheim, Frederic

The big acetylene lamp which, had come in with the boys' baggage had not been set up, so the cabin was now lighted only by flashlights.

From The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier by Sherman, V. T.

Cora reached into a chest, and clutching an acetylene lamp that was already lighted, turned its blinding glare right into Higby’s eyes.

From The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret by Penrose, Margaret

A large diamond mounted in a cruelly stretched lion's mouth glinted on Mr. Barker's left hand; a sister stone glowed like an acetylene lamp from his scarf.

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie